[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 8 (Friday, January 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E77]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                             DOLLY MAE NAVE

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 16, 2015

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Dolly Nave, who 
passed away on December 23, 2014, at her home in San Rafael, 
California. As a dedicated community organizer and leader, Ms. Nave 
helped to transform recreational facilities in the City of San Rafael 
for the benefit of countless Marin County residents.
  In the 1980s, on behalf of Ms. Nave's eight children and the children 
in the local community, Ms. Nave rallied the support of local 
contractors and volunteers to donate the equipment, labor, and funding 
necessary to breathe new life into public schools and city-owned 
recreation fields and facilities. Ms. Nave continued to improve 
recreational facilities throughout her life, and founded the Marin 
Bocce Federation in Albert Park, San Rafael.
  Ms. Nave was a skillful community leader who possessed the necessary 
organizational skills to always put the pieces in place and get the job 
done. She was the project manager for the construction of Marin 
Community Fields in Larkspur and was in the forefront of numerous 
projects at San Rafael High, initiating the successful ``Save Night 
Football'' campaign. A volunteer at Albert Park for 35 years, she 
became known as the ``Angel of Albert Park'' because she was one of its 
foremost advocates. In 1993, she was a founding board member and 
construction chair of the Marin Bocce Federation in Albert Park. The 
six bocce courts are now used by more than 1,000 players a week.
  Ms. Nave's work did not go unnoticed, and her longstanding commitment 
to others was recognized by numerous awards including San Rafael 
Citizen of the Year, the Marv Lechner Award from San Rafael High, and 
Woman of the Year for California's Third Senate District in 1991. She 
was also one of the first women to be inducted into the Marin Athletic 
Foundation High School Hall of Fame.
  Mr. Speaker, Dolly Nave's selfless efforts have benefited countless 
residents of San Rafael and Marin County. Her legacy will not soon be 
forgotten as her accomplishments can be seen all around the City of San 
Rafael. It is therefore appropriate that we pay tribute to her today 
and express our deepest condolences to her husband, Rich; three sons, 
Richard Jr., Paul and Tom; and three daughters, Sheri, Kathy and Patti; 
as well as her forty-two grandchildren and great grandchildren.